Pad for a bicycle disc brake

Abstract

A bicycle disc brake pad has a support frame, a friction-wearing material element and a vibration damping element associated with the support frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A pad for a bicycle disc brake, the pad comprising:
 a support frame having a body with a first face, a second face opposite to said first face, and a through hole extending through said body and between said first face and said second face, 
 an element made of friction-wearing material associated with said first face of said body, and 
 a vibration damping element including an end portion that extends through said through hole and is folded over said body. 
 
     
     
       2. The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said vibration damping element is associated with said second face. 
     
     
       3. The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said vibration damping element further comprises a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive material attached to said support frame. 
     
     
       4. The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said element made of friction-wearing material and said vibration damping element comprise respective inner surfaces in contact with said support frame and wherein at least one part of an inner surface of said vibration damping element is in contact with at least one part of an inner surface of said element made of friction-wearing material. 
     
     
       5. The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said vibration damping element comprises at least one layer of metallic material. 
     
     
       6. The pad according to  claim 5 , wherein said at least one layer of metallic material is associated with at least one layer of anti-rust material or with at least one layer of rubber. 
     
     
       7. The pad according to  claim 5 , wherein said at least one layer of metallic material is associated with at least one layer of rubber, said at least one layer of rubber being a fluoropolymer. 
     
     
       8. The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said support frame comprises a housing seat for housing said vibration damping element. 
     
     
       9. The pad according to  claim 8 , wherein said housing seat comprises opposite shoulders configured to abut against opposite side walls of said vibration damping element. 
     
     
       10. The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said vibration damping element includes an other end portion that projects from a lower portion of said vibration damping element. 
     
     
       11. The pad according to  claim 10 , wherein said vibration damping element is associated with said second face of said support frame. 
     
     
       12. The pad according to  claim 11 , wherein said other end portion is folded over said first face and has an outermost profile that is arranged at a distance from an outer surface of said element made of friction-wearing material, said distance being substantially equal to a thickness of a portion of normal wear of said element made of friction-wearing material. 
     
     
       13. The pad according to  claim 10 , wherein said other end portion is defined on an opposite side to said end portion, with reference to said element made of friction-wearing material. 
     
     
       14. The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said support frame has an outer profile having a predetermined shape and wherein said vibration damping element has an outer profile having a shape substantially identical to the shape of the outer profile of said support frame. 
     
     
       15. A pad for a bicycle disc brake, the pad comprising a support frame, an element made of friction-wearing material associated with said support frame and a vibration damping element associated with said support frame,
 wherein said support frame comprises a first through hole for attachment of the pad to a caliper of the disc brake and wherein said vibration damping element comprises a second through hole aligned with said first through hole and a fixing element inserted in said first through hole and second through hole. 
 
     
     
       16. The pad according to  claim 15 , wherein said second through hole is formed in an end portion of said vibration damping element, wherein said end portion has a part folded over a first face and comprises a third through hole aligned with said first through hole and second through hole. 
     
     
       17. The pad according to  claim 16 , wherein said end portion is defined on an opposite side to another end portion, with reference to said element made of friction-wearing material. 
     
     
       18. A pad for a bicycle disc brake, the pad comprising:
 a support frame, 
 an element made of friction-wearing material associated said support frame, and 
 a vibration damping element associated with said support frame,
 wherein the element made of friction-wearing material is associated with a first face of the support frame and the vibration damping element is associated with a second face of the support frame opposite the first face, 
 the vibration damping element comprises, at a lower portion thereof, a first end portion projecting with respect to said support frame, and said first end portion comprises a part folded over said first face; 
 
 wherein said support frame comprises a housing seat for housing said vibration damping element; and 
 said housing seat comprises opposite shoulders configured to abut against opposite side walls of said vibration damping element.